SPHE461 Week 7 Discussion Post

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Class and Mrs. McManus, For the first portion of this discussion, I have done research on youth fitness trainers. I chose to research this because my goal is to work in a high school as a physical education teacher and possibly work as a strength and conditioning coach for some of the teams at the high school I would teach at. First and foremost, you will need to have a bachelor's degree in order to become a physical education teacher. You would want your bachelor's degree in athletic training, kinesiology or any other related field. Once that is achieved, you will have to pass state dictated certifications in order to earn your teaching credentials. (What, n.d.) I would also want to earn a youth fitness training certification since I will be working with high school youths on and off the sports field. The American Sports and Fitness Association offers a lifelong certification with a focus on youth-specific exercise considerations, safety, youth strength training, fueling young athletes, and training and conditioning young athletes. (Youth, n.d.) I feel that this is an important certification to obtain as a high school physical educator and as a sports coach because it gives you the focus of the youth as your audience. Some high school students have not gone through puberty yet or are currently going through it. You need to understand the importance that these changes to their bodies have and how it affects their performance so you do not cause any permanent injuries that can negatively impact them for the rest of their lives. Having this certification will provide the school with confidence that I am fully qualified for the additional job as a sports coach, and it will give the parents a positive outlook that their child athletes are in a fully qualified and certified educator's care. For the second portion of this discussion, I have done research in the aspect of a physical educator giving advice to students who are considered to be obese. As a parent, I am very glad to see that my children's teachers are a positive impact in their lives. I have seen in the news where some educators take their personal beliefs into the classrooms and that is just unprofessional, in my opinion. Our youth are very reliant on our words, advice, and teaching lessons in order to become successful as an adult. Then there also comes the trust aspect with the student and educator relationship. All children are different and live different home lives, some of which are not the greatest. These students open up to teachers and trust them enough to come to them for advice on personal levels. As a physical education teacher, I can understand how an overweight or obese student would feel confident enough to approach their teacher about their weight issue. The ethical issue here is that the physical education teacher is just that, a teacher. They are not nutritionists or dietitians and should not be giving any type of weight loss advice to them, unless they are properly licensed and certified in the state that they are residing in. Instead, this teacher should ease into the issue of obesity with the student because they have shown enough trust and confidence to approach them with the issue. However, the educator here needs to understand where that professional relationship and responsibility line is at. If I put myself in this example, I would carefully explain to the student that yes, I am a physical education teacher, but no I will not be giving weight loss advice without first talking with your parents. I would explain that there are many health risk factors associated with obesity, and before they start a diet or exercise program, they need to be screened by a proper medical professional to ensure there are no hidden underlying medical issues involved. I would help them do the research, how to approach their parents to bring this issue to them and guide them in the correct direction in order to achieve their end result and help overcome their obesity issue. I can see how easy it would and could be for a physical education teacher or a strength and conditioning coach at the high school level to feel like they are certified to give students weight loss advice. The student sees them as a professional and a resource because they are a subject matter expert in the gym or on the sports field. I can also see how that same teacher would want to immediately jump

into helping that student and giving them a workout program to follow. However, there are steps that need to be taken, and medical screenings that should be conducted prior to a fitness program being started. References: What degree do I need to teach high school pe?. Point Loma Nazarene University. (n.d.). https://www.pointloma.edu/resources/education/what-degree-do-i-need-teach-high-school- pe#:~:text=The%20two%20most%20common%20degree,year%20master ’s%20degree%20or %20credential. Youth Fitness Certification Online: Youth training. ASFA. (n.d.). https://www.americansportandfitness.com/products/youth-fitness-training-certification? gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5Oq-rfG7_wIVFyfUAR09AQ2lEAAYAiAAEgLIC_D_BwE

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